Police looking for Milford man suspected in hit-and-run

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Police were looking yesterday for a man who they say crashed a van into a Central Street business and then ran off.

Police were looking yesterday for a man who they say crashed a van into a Central Street business and then ran off.

Officers went to Milford Sports Center at 132 Central St. at 11:45 p.m. Friday, where they found a white van that had struck the side of the building.

“The van was unoccupied and heavily damaged,” Officer Patrick Dailey wrote in a police report. “... It appeared the vehicle was traveling down North Bow Street towards Central Street when it lost control, went into a parking lot and crashed into the building at a high rate of speed.”

Police determined the van is owned by Paulo Santos, 25. Officers checked his 71 Central St. apartment and learned Santos had moved out several weeks before the crash, Dailey wrote.

Officers could tell from the damage that there had been a passenger in the van, Dailey wrote.

At 12:10 a.m. Saturday, paramedics went to 61 Jefferson St., Apt. 1, to treat Ashley Guzman, 19, who told police she was the passenger and was hurt in the crash.

She had injuries to her left arm, hip and the side of her head. A Milford Regional Medical Center spokeswoman said Guzman was released from the hospital Saturday.

A witness told police Santos was driving the car and fled when the witness called for an ambulance for Guzman.

Police issued a citation to Santos for driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident, Dailey wrote.

Building Commissioner John Erickson said a mason will need to repair part of the foundation, but the building is structurally safe.

Brian Benson can be reached at 508-634-7582 or bbenson@wickedlocal.com.

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